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SincemostofyouwhoarereadingthisforthefirsttimeareprobablynewtoTheHistory
BookCluband/ormaybeeventogoodreads,letmetrytogiveyoua"roadmap"astohow
besttocreateandtosustainarespectedplaceinourgroupcommunitywhichwillnotonly
benefityouandyourmembership,butwillalsohelpmaintainourgroupasasuccessful,civiland
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STEPONE:INTRODUCEYOURSELFANDLETUSWELCOMEYOU
WewanttowelcomeyoutoTheHistoryBookClub.Onerequirementthatwedohavethatother
groupsmaynothaveisthatweaskallofourmemberstoprovideabrief"hello"onourIntroduction
thread.Thishelpsinanumberofways.Whenyoupostinoneofourbookdiscussions,folkswill
recognizethatyoutookthetimetointroduceyourselfandtheywillbemoreinclinedtorespond.
Membersfeelmorecomfortableknowingjustalittlesomethingaboutsomeonethattheyare
communicatingwithonlineitmakeseverybodyfeelsafer.
HereatTheHistoryBookClub,oneofthethingsthatwehavepridedourselvesonisthatwearea
safehavenforthosefolkswhowantacivil,respectfulandactivelymoderatedsite.Wedoprovidethat
foryoubutlikewiseweneedtoknowthatallmembersarepostingabriefintrosothatwecanhelp
maintainthathighcaliberofgroupandcommunityspirit.
Sopleasebyallmeans,gototheIntroductionthreadrightnowandtellusjust"alittlebit"about
yourself.Itdoesnothavetoberevealingorlong,infactwewouldpreferthatitnotbebutwhatever
youwouldliketosharewillgoalongwayinallowinggroupmemberstofeelthatyouarenotalurker
butreallydowanttoparticipate,discussgreatbooks,andcontributeinapositivewaytothegroup's
success.Thatiswhywehavemadethisarequirement.
Also,rememberthattheIntroductionthreadisjustthataplaceforabrief"hello"andan"Iamnew
here".Itisnotaplacetodiscussbooks,addahostofbooksyoulikeand/orfindanewbooktoreadit
issimplyaplacetosayhelloandaplaceforustosaythatwearepleasedtohaveyouwithus.Wehave
differentthreadswhereyoucanrequestabookonaspecifictopic,anotherthreadwhereyoucan
discussallofthebooksyouarereadingandevenanOffTopicthreadwhereyoucandiscussmostly
anythingthatinterestsyouthatisnotconnectedtooneofourbookdiscussions.Wedohopethatyou
findwhatyouarelookingforandwedoworkhardtogiveyoumanydifferentareasofreadingand
discussionclusters.
STEPTWO:READTHEGROUPGUIDELINESANDFOLLOWTHEM
Wehaveasetofruleswhichallmembersmustfollowwithoutexceptions.Weareveryconsistent
acrossthesiteandithelpsthegroupoperatesmoothlyandbethebestthatitcanbeforALLmembers
includingthemoderators.Pleasesavethemoderatingteamthetimethatitwilltaketocorrectyou
andifyouneedanyhelp,pleasejustaskoneofthemembersoftheteamBEFOREyoupost.Weare
heretohelpyou.Werealizethatthereissometimesalearningcurveandwewanttohelp.Ifyou
ignoretheguidelines,wearealsogoingtofollowthrough.Ifwehavetoissueyouawarning,be
assuredthatitisnotpersonalwejustwanttomaintainahighcalibergroupbutwedofollowour
ownrulesandexpectthatyouwillfollowthemtoo.TherearealotofothergroupsatGoodreads
whichmayhaveadifferentsetofruleseverygroupisdifferent.Pleaseactasifyouareaguestinour
livingroom..averyvaluedmemberofourgroupcommunity.

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Goodreadsalsohasaprivacypolicy.Hereitis:
http://www.goodreads.com/about/privacy
Wehopethatyouwillcarefullyconsiderourguidelinesbeforeyoujoinandfollowthemwhenyoudo.
Ourmoderatingteamwillansweranyquestionsthatyoumighthaveintermsofhowtopostbook
covers,authors'photos,authors'links,whattodowhenthereisnobookcover,ornoauthorphoto.
However,pleasebemindfulnottoignoretheguidelinesandmakesuretoreadtheguidelines
carefullyinordertoknowwhattheguidelinesentail,whatareyourresponsibilitiesandwhatarethe
warningsandrepercussionsifyouchoosenottofollowthem.
Pleasealsonotethatwehaveazerospampolicy.Therearenoads,nomarketing,nosolicitationof
anykind,nolinkstoyourpersonalblogs,yourpersonalreviewselsewhereoryourpersonalsitesor
yourgroups,andnoselfpromotion.Wehaveapromotionthreadwherethemoderatingteamhonors
thoseauthorswhoareactiveinourgroupandcontributingandfollowingourguidelinesbutthatis
theonlythreadwherewementionthebooksofgroupmembersotherwiseOK'smustbepersonally
givenbytheGroupFounderBentley.Wedohavespecialspotlightedthreadsbutthosediscussions
arepermittedandOK'dbytheGroupLeadershipaheadoftime.Weloveauthorsandpublishers.
SPECIALNOTETOAUTHORS/WRITERSANDWOULDBEAUTHORS/WRITERS,
BLOGGERS,WEBSITEOWNERS,ETC:
Authors,Writers,Blogger,WebSiteOwnersofothersitesintheintroductionthreador
anythreadforthatmatterpleasedonotmentionbooksthatyouhavepublishedorareintheworks
orthatyouareanewauthor/wouldbeauthororwriteroraveteranauthor,blogonanothersiteor
haveasiteyouaretryingtopromote(withouttheexpressedpermissionofBentleysuchaswehave
giveninourSpecialSpotlightedofferingswhenweareofferingfreebooksfordiscussion).
Nolinkstoyourblogs,yourwebsites,yourbooks,yourpersonalreviewselsewhere,yoursiteor
anythingthatisselfpromoting.Whywouldwewanttotakeatripsomewhereelsetotalkabouta
book.Ifyouareinterestedinoursiteandourcamaraderie,youwouldpostwhatyouhavetosayhere
andnottakeusonaroadtrip.
Justtalkaboutyourselfandthingsthatyouareinterestedinandwhyhistoryisimportanttoyouor
whatinterestedyouaboutoursitewereallygetturnedoffwhenoursiteisusedforselfpromotion
andwedeleteallsuchposts.Soinotherwords,wefollowazerospamrule.Ifyouchoosetospam,
youwillfindyourselfonegroupshort.Ifyouareunsure,thensendanotetoBentleyandhewillassist
you.Wehaveseenamillionandonewaysthatauthorsandwouldbeauthorsorwouldbewritersare
tryingtoshineabeamoflightontheirworkandwedonotallowanyofit.Soeventhoughsomeof
theseattemptstoselfpromoteappearinnocentwedonotconsiderthemtobeandwillaskyouto
removeitoranyspamwesee.
Wewanttomakethisveryclear:wedefineSPAMas:
Athreadorpostthatiscreatedbyanewmemberthatcallsattentiontotheirbook/anybookin
progress,thattheyareanauthor,wouldbeauthororwouldbewriter,orhaveanewworkinthe
works,anyblog/website/group/somethingthattheyaresellingormarketingorreferencingtheir
book,theirbooksorsomethingthatsomebodyistryingtomarketorsell,oranypostingofwriting
wheretheyarementioningtheirwritingorwantingtobenoticed.DONOTMENTIONYOURBOOKS
ORANYOFTHEABOVEINANYPOSTHERE:wehaveazeroselfpromotionpolicyonoursite.
SPECIALNOTESTOMODERATORSOFOTHERGROUPS
Also,aspecialnotetomoderatorsofothergroupswearenotinterestedinnordoweallowany
postings,advertising,orpromotingofyourgroupinanyway(overtlyorcovertly).Ifthatiswhyyou
arejoiningourgroup,wewouldpreferthatyounot.Allmoderatorsofothergroupsbeforejoining
shouldcontactBentley.Wewouldliketodiscussourguidelinesandruleswithyoubeforeyoujoin.
Weconsiderpostsfrommoderatorsthatalludetotheirgrouporanothergroupasselfpromotion
justlikeotherSPAM.Moderatorsofothersitescanbecontributingmembersandwehavequiteafew
greatmembersinourgroupwhoalsoaremoderatorsbuttheymustrememberthatinthisgroupour
grouprulesabidenottheirs.Ifwediscoverthatmoderatorsfromothergroupsorauthorsareusing
ourmemberlistastheirpersonalmailinglisttoaddtotheirowngroup'smemberlist,weconsider
thattobeaflagrantabuseofourguidelinesandwedonotwantourmembersspammedsimply
becausetheybelongtoourgrouplist.Offenderswillbeblocked.
TherulesandguidelinesofTheHistoryBookClubbelongtothisgroup.Wewouldliketostressthat
theserulesandguidelinesareforTheHistoryBookClub,andtheydonotapplytoanyothergroup
besidesthisgroup.WedonotspeakforGoodreadsoranyothermoderatorinanyothergroup.But
likewise,anymoderatorwhojoinsthisgroupmustabidebyourguidelinesandrulesotherwiseaswe
statedaboveyouwillfindyourselfagroupshort.
Itisagreatgroupwithalotofcommunityspiritbutwewanttokeepitthatwayandweareserious
aboutourfriendlyatmosphere.Withyourhelp,wecancontinuetoofferthatsafehavenwhichhas
highstandardsinordertomaintainthecaliberofourgroup.Wearenottryingtoappealtoeveryone
wearetryingtoappealtotheseriousandcivilreader.

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STEPTHREE:THEREISZEROTOLERANCEFORFLAMING,FLAMEBAITING,
TROLLSORTROLLING.
Thishasbeenstatedelsewherebutbearsrepeating.Forthosefolkswhoareunsurewhat"flaming"is.
Hereisadefinitionof"flaming"whichalsoreferencestrollsandtrolling:
"Flaming(alsoknownasbashing)ishostileandinsultinginteractionbetweenInternetusers.
Flamingusuallyoccursinthesocialcontextofadiscussionboard,InternetRelayChat(IRC),
Usenet,byemailoronVideosharingwebsites.Itisusuallytheresultofthediscussionofheated
realworldissueslikepolitics,sports,religion,andphilosophy,orofissuesthatpolarise
subpopulations.Forexample,theperennialdebatebetweenusersofWindowsandcompeting
operatingsystemssuchasMacOS,usersofIntelandAMDprocessors,andusersofthePlayStation
3andXbox360videogamesystems,oftenescalatesintoa"flamewar"(backandforthflaming
betweensidesinadebate).Internettrollsfrequentlysetouttoinciteflamewarsforthesole
purposeofoffendingorirritatingotherposters."
Source:Wikipedia
Forthosewhoareunsurewhat"flamebaiting"ishereisadefinition:
"FlamebaitisamessagepostedtoapublicInternetdiscussiongroup,suchasaforum,newsgroup
ormailinglist,withtheintentofprovokinganangryresponse(a"flame")orargumentoveratopic
thetrolloftenhasnorealinterestin.Sometimestheposterispromotingtheirownpersonalagenda
orideologyattheexpenseoftheforum,grouporthread."
Source:WikipediaandModerationTeam
Somegroupslikeflaming,trollingandflamebaiting.Theyliketorantandraveateachotherthey
evenkeepscoreofhowmanytimesfolkshavebeenflamebaited.Somegroupsrefertothisas"taking
thebait"or"feedingthetroll".YoumayseecommentsinsomeforumslikeYHBT(youhavebeen
trolled)ordon'tfeedthetrolls.Thisiswhattheyarereferringto.Themotivesoftheflamers,
flamebaitersandtrollersusuallyarea)thedesireforattentionandforentertainmentderivedatthe
expenseofothersb)postedflamebaitcanprovidetheposterwithacontrolledtriggerandresponse
settinginwhichtoanonymouslyengageinconflictsandindulgeinaggressivebehaviorwithoutfacing
theconsequencesthatsuchbehaviormightbringinafacetofaceencounterorc)inotherinstances,
flamebaitmaybeusedtoreduceaforum'susebyangeringtheforumusers.
Onthissite,themoderatorsrespondtoeveryposter.Themoderatorwillexpresstheiropinionsand
mayaskthepostertomoveontoanotherdiscussiontopicifthemoderationteamfeelsthatthepost
mayleadtoflaming,isofftopicand/orborderingonpoliticalagendapostingorisselfpromoting.All
groupmembersmustadheretothissimplerequesttoavoidflamingortoavoidviolatingothergroup
policiesotherwisetherewillbeconsequences.
Iftherequestbythemoderatorisfollowedandacknowledgedwithpositiveaction,ofcoursethere
arenoconsequencesorproblemstobesolved.
Themoderatorswilltrytopreventflaming,trollingandflamebaitingwhenpossible.Afterthe
moderationrequestismadeandifthemoderationteamisignored,thefollowingwilloccur.Flaming,
trolling,flamebaitingpostswillbedeletedandallpostsignoringanyofthemoderationteam's
requestswillbedeleted.Otherrepercussionsandwarningsmayensueifrequestscontinuetobe
ignored.
TheHistoryBookClubhaszerotoleranceforflamers,trolls,trollingandflamebaiting.Wearenot
abouttakingsidesandengagingincircularargumentsthatarepointless,gonowhereandjustanger
themembersormoderators.Folkswhoseektoengageinthatkindofdebatingstyleshouldseekother
groups.Everyonehastherighttoexpresstheiropinionsandbeliefsbutoncethatisdone,the
discussionmovesonanddiscussionsmustalwaysremaincivil.
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